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Houston, TX vs Laughlin, NV

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Highlights
- Laughlin spends 10.7% less per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.6% higher in Laughlin than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Laughlin had 9.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXLaughlin, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,642$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7284573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Laughlin    8 Reviews

Boring little casino town. Good way to waste your life here. You got Meth-head city across the dirty river. Some water activities if you aren’t broke but that stuff is  More

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I divide my time between Laughlin and work on the road and I always look forward to coming back. I love the small town feel of the Laughlin/Bullhead City area and the  More

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Over 11 years ago

think of relocating to Laughlin. Every factor looks good except the air quality rating. I could understand this rating if the Mohave Power Station was still in  More

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